I'm Still Here

Wow! I have been a slacker. Wonder if anyone still checks this blog. :) So what have we been up to??? Well...

Dallin is in a big boy bed. I feel bad I made him sleep in a toddler bed for so long. He loves it. We also found a great deal on the bed frame and headboard on craigslist. Now I just need to get him some bedding. I am currently making him a rag quilt for the bed.

Dallin and I did a fun project with a CTR ring he had. We soaked it in fingernail polish remover for about 5 minutes. I could then easily remove the green paint with a needle. After that we used red polish to paint it back in. It looks more pink because it I didn't have true red polish, but he doesn't mind. Now he has a green one and a red one.

Dallin has been loving that it finally got warm this last month. He is outside all the time. I showed him how to make flower crowns. He picks the flowers (all weeds of course) and I put them together.

I told him to smile and he informed me that when people are really happy and smiling, their eyes close, so I could not get him to open them when he smiled. (And yes, he is in his PJs)

Russ is teaching a summer class. It will be over in the end of the month. I have been packing some of the non-essential stuff (winter clothes, blankets, etc.) so we have been living with boxes stacked everywhere.  Also, for the last couple of months I have actually planned my meals out for the whole month. At the beginning of the month we go to the store and buy all the non-perishable or long lasting items we will need. Then I divide up all the meat, cook and shred all the chicken, etc. It all goes in the freezer along with items like hamburger buns, deli meats, cheeses, etc. I still go to the store one more time during the month to buy more milk, bread, and fruits and veggies. I got the idea from a money saving book I read, and I have to say that I think I do spend less. It is easier to stay in my budget and still have real meals planned. Let's just hope I don't get lazy and stop, because I will admit I don't like the big shopping day. I am lucky Russ is so willing to come and help out on that day. He's the best!